Goa circuit and embedded touch display panel

ABSTRACT

A GOA circuit and an embedded touch display panel are provided. By providing an abnormity protection module in the nth-level GOA unit, the level of the scanning signal of the nth-level GOA unit is pulled up when the embedded touch display panel is powered off abnormally. The risk of abnormal display resulted from the residual of charges in pixels due to the abnormal power-off of the GOA circuit is reduced.

FIELD OF INVENTION

The present disclosure relates to the technical field of displaytechnology, and more particularly to a GOA circuit and an embedded touchdisplay panel.

BACKGROUND OF INVENTION

The GOA (i.e. gate driver on array) technique is a driving method thatachieves progressive scanning by manufacturing a gate scanning drivingcircuit on a thin-film transistor array substrate by a thin-filmtransistor liquid crystal display array manufacturing process.

At present, with the maturity of the integrated touch panel technique,embedded touch display panels are often used as display panels. In anembedded touch display panel, there is a risk that a constant-voltagehigh level cannot maintain at a high voltage level due to thecompetition between circuits when abnormal power-off occurs in thepanel. As a result, the residual electric charges in the pixels cannotbe released, which causes the residual of electric charges in the pixelsand abnormal display of the panel.

SUMMARY OF INVENTION

An objective of an embodiment of the present invention is to provide aGOA circuit and an embedded touch display panel, by which the risk ofabnormal display resulted from the residual of charges in pixels due tothe abnormal power-off of the GOA circuit can be reduced.

A GOA (Gate driver On Array) circuit is applied in an embedded touchdisplay panel, and comprises multiple levels of GOA units which arecascaded with each other, the nth-level GOA unit comprising aforward/reverse scanning control module, a node control module, anoutput module, an output control module, and an abnormity protectionmodule; wherein

the forward/reverse scanning control module is configured to output afirst node control signal at a first node and output a second nodecontrol signal at a second node according to a forward scanning DCcontrol signal and a reverse scanning DC control signal;

the node control module is coupled to the first node and the second nodeand configured to pull the first node control signal down to aconstant-voltage low level and pull the second node control signal up toa constant-voltage high level;

the output module is coupled to the first node and electricallyconnected to a first clock signal and configured to output a scanningsignal according to the first node control signal and the first clocksignal;

the output control module is electrically connected to the first controlsignal and configured to control the level of the scanning signalaccording to the first control signal; and

the abnormity protection module is coupled to an output end of theoutput module and electrically connected to a second control signal, andconfigured to pull the level of the scanning signal up when the embeddedtouch display panel is powered off abnormally;

wherein the abnormity protection module comprises a second thin-filmtransistor; and

the second control signal is applied to a source and a gate of thesecond thin-film transistor, and a drain of the second thin-filmtransistor is connected to the output end of the output module;

when the GOA circuit scans forward, the forward scanning DC controlsignal is in high level and the reverse scanning DC control signal is inlow level; and when the GOA circuit scans reversely, the forwardscanning DC control signal is in low level and the reverse scanning DCcontrol signal is in high level.

In the GOA circuit of the present disclosure, the forward/reversescanning control module comprises a third thin-film transistor, a fourththin-film transistor, a fifth thin-film transistor, a first capacitorand a second capacitor;

the forward scanning DC control signal is applied to a source of thethird thin-film transistor, a scanning signal of a (n−2)th-level GOAunit is applied to a gate of the third thin-film transistor, and a drainof the third thin-film transistor is connected to the first node, thedrain of the second thin-film transistor, and the gate of the thirdthin-film transistor;

the reverse scanning DC control signal is applied to a source of thefourth thin-film transistor, and a scanning signal of a (n+2)th-levelGOA unit is applied to a gate of the fourth thin-film transistor;

the constant-voltage low level is applied to a source of the fifththin-film transistor, and a drain of the fifth thin-film transistor isconnected to the second node;

one end of the first capacitor is connected to the first node and theconstant-voltage low level is applied to the other end of the firstcapacitor; and

one end of the second capacitor is connected to the second node and theconstant-voltage low level is applied to the other end of the secondcapacitor.

In the GOA circuit of the present disclosure, the node control modulecomprises a sixth thin-film transistor, a seventh thin-film transistor,an eighth thin-film transistor and a ninth thin-film transistor;

a second clock signal is applied to a source of the sixth thin-filmtransistor, the forward scanning DC control signal is applied to a gateof the sixth thin-film transistor, and a drain of the sixth thin-filmtransistor is connected to a gate of the eighth thin-film transistor;

a third clock signal is applied to a source of the seventh thin-filmtransistor, the reverse scanning DC control signal is applied to a gateof the seventh thin-film transistor, and a drain of the sevenththin-film transistor is connected to the gate of the eighth thin-filmtransistor;

the constant-voltage high level is applied to a source of the eighththin-film transistor, and a drain of the eighth thin-film transistor isconnected to the second node; and

the constant-voltage low level is applied to a source of the ninththin-film transistor, a gate of the ninth thin-film transistor isconnected to the second node, and a drain of the ninth thin-filmtransistor is connected to the first node.

In the GOA circuit of the present disclosure, the output modulecomprises a tenth thin-film transistor; and

the first clock signal is applied to a source of the tenth thin-filmtransistor, a gate of the tenth thin-film transistor is connected to thefirst node, and a drain of the tenth thin-film transistor is connectedto the output end of the output module.

In the GOA circuit of the present disclosure, the output modulecomprises an eleventh thin-film transistor and a twelfth thin-filmtransistor;

the second control signal is applied to a source of the elevenththin-film transistor, a gate of the eleventh thin-film transistor isconnected to the second node, and a drain of the eleventh thin-filmtransistor is connected to the output end of the output module; and

the second control signal is applied to a source of the twelfththin-film transistor, the first control signal is applied to a gate ofthe twelfth thin-film transistor, and a drain of the twelfth thin-filmtransistor is connected to the output end of the output module.

In the GOA circuit of the present disclosure, the nth-level GOA unitfurther comprises a reset module; and the reset module comprises athirteenth thin-film transistor, a reset signal is applied to a sourceand to a drain of the thirteenth thin-film transistor, and a drain ofthe thirteenth thin-film transistor is electrically connected to thesecond node.

A GOA (Gate driver On Array) circuit is applied in an embedded touchdisplay panel, and comprises multiple levels of GOA units which arecascaded with each other, the nth-level GOA unit comprising aforward/reverse scanning control module, a node control module, anoutput module, an output control module, and an abnormity protectionmodule; wherein

the forward/reverse scanning control module is configured to output afirst node control signal at a first node and output a second nodecontrol signal at a second node according to a forward scanning DCcontrol signal and a reverse scanning DC control signal;

the node control module is coupled to the first node and the second nodeand configured to pull the first node control signal down to aconstant-voltage low level and pull the second node control signal up toa constant-voltage high level;

the output module is coupled to the first node and electricallyconnected to a first clock signal and configured to output a scanningsignal according to the first node control signal and the first clocksignal;

the output control module is electrically connected to the first controlsignal and configured to control the level of the scanning signalaccording to the first control signal; and

the abnormity protection module is coupled to an output end of theoutput module and electrically connected to a second control signal, andconfigured to pull the level of the scanning signal up when the embeddedtouch display panel is powered off abnormally.

In the GOA circuit of the present disclosure, wherein the abnormityprotection module comprises a second thin-film transistor; and thesecond control signal is applied to a source and a gate of the secondthin-film transistor, and a drain of the second thin-film transistor isconnected to the output end of the output module.

In the GOA circuit of the present disclosure, the forward/reversescanning control module comprises a third thin-film transistor, a fourththin-film transistor, a fifth thin-film transistor, a first capacitorand a second capacitor;

the forward scanning DC control signal is applied to a source of thethird thin-film transistor, a scanning signal of a (n−2)th-level GOAunit is applied to a gate of the third thin-film transistor, and a drainof the third thin-film transistor is connected to the first node, thedrain of the second thin-film transistor, and the gate of the thirdthin-film transistor;

the reverse scanning DC control signal is applied to a source of thefourth thin-film transistor, and a scanning signal of a (n+2)th-levelGOA unit is applied to a gate of the fourth thin-film transistor;

the constant-voltage low level is applied to a source of the fifththin-film transistor, and a drain of the fifth thin-film transistor isconnected to the second node;

one end of the first capacitor is connected to the first node and theconstant-voltage low level is applied to the other end of the firstcapacitor; and

one end of the second capacitor is connected to the second node and theconstant-voltage low level is applied to the other end of the secondcapacitor.

In the GOA circuit of the present disclosure, the node control modulecomprises a sixth thin-film transistor, a seventh thin-film transistor,an eighth thin-film transistor and a ninth thin-film transistor;

a second clock signal is applied to a source of the sixth thin-filmtransistor, the forward scanning DC control signal is applied to a gateof the sixth thin-film transistor, and a drain of the sixth thin-filmtransistor is connected to a gate of the eighth thin-film transistor;

a third clock signal is applied to a source of the seventh thin-filmtransistor, the reverse scanning DC control signal is applied to a gateof the seventh thin-film transistor, and a drain of the sevenththin-film transistor is connected to the gate of the eighth thin-filmtransistor;

the constant-voltage high level is applied to a source of the eighththin-film transistor, and a drain of the eighth thin-film transistor isconnected to the second node; and

the constant-voltage low level is applied to a source of the ninththin-film transistor, a gate of the ninth thin-film transistor isconnected to the second node, and a drain of the ninth thin-filmtransistor is connected to the first node.

In the GOA circuit of the present disclosure, the output modulecomprises a tenth thin-film transistor; and

the first clock signal is applied to a source of the tenth thin-filmtransistor, a gate of the tenth thin-film transistor is connected to thefirst node, and a drain of the tenth thin-film transistor is connectedto the output end of the output module.

In the GOA circuit of the present disclosure, the output modulecomprises an eleventh thin-film transistor and a twelfth thin-filmtransistor;

the second control signal is applied to a source of the elevenththin-film transistor, a gate of the eleventh thin-film transistor isconnected to the second node, and a drain of the eleventh thin-filmtransistor is connected to the output end of the output module; and

the second control signal is applied to a source of the twelfththin-film transistor, the first control signal is applied to a gate ofthe twelfth thin-film transistor, and a drain of the twelfth thin-filmtransistor is connected to the output end of the output module.

In the GOA circuit of the present disclosure, the nth-level GOA unitfurther comprises a reset module; and the reset module comprises athirteenth thin-film transistor, a reset signal is applied to a sourceand to a drain of the thirteenth thin-film transistor, and a drain ofthe thirteenth thin-film transistor is electrically connected to thesecond node.

In the GOA circuit of the present disclosure, when the GOA circuit scansforward, the forward scanning DC control signal is in high level and thereverse scanning DC control signal is in low level; and when the GOAcircuit scans reversely, the forward scanning DC control signal is inlow level and the reverse scanning DC control signal is in high level.

An embedded touch display panel comprises a GOA circuit, wherein the GOAcircuit is configured to be applied in an embedded touch display paneland comprises multiple levels of GOA units which are cascaded with eachother, the nth-level GOA unit comprising a forward/reverse scanningcontrol module, a node control module, an output module, an outputcontrol module, and an abnormity protection module; wherein

the forward/reverse scanning control module is configured to output afirst node control signal at a first node and output a second nodecontrol signal at a second node according to a forward scanning DCcontrol signal and a reverse scanning DC control signal;

the node control module is coupled to the first node and the second nodeand configured to pull the first node control signal down to aconstant-voltage low level and pull the second node control signal up toa constant-voltage high level;

the output module is coupled to the first node and electricallyconnected to a first clock signal and configured to output a scanningsignal according to the first node control signal and the first clocksignal;

the output control module is electrically connected to the first controlsignal and configured to control the level of the scanning signalaccording to the first control signal; and

the abnormity protection module is coupled to an output end of theoutput module and electrically connected to a second control signal, andconfigured to pull the level of the scanning signal up when the embeddedtouch display panel is powered off abnormally.

In the embedded touch display panel of the present disclosure, theabnormity protection module comprises a second thin-film transistor; and

the second control signal is applied to a source and a gate of thesecond thin-film transistor, and a drain of the second thin-filmtransistor is connected to the output end of the output module.

In the embedded touch display panel of the present disclosure, when theGOA circuit scans forward, the forward scanning DC control signal is inhigh level and the reverse scanning DC control signal is in low level;and when the GOA circuit scans reversely, the forward scanning DCcontrol signal is in low level and the reverse scanning DC controlsignal is in high level.

In the embedded touch display panel of the present disclosure, theforward/reverse scanning control module comprises a third thin-filmtransistor, a fourth thin-film transistor, a fifth thin-film transistor,a first capacitor and a second capacitor;

the forward scanning DC control signal is applied to a source of thethird thin-film transistor, a scanning signal of a (n−2)th-level GOAunit is applied to a gate of the third thin-film transistor, and a drainof the third thin-film transistor is connected to the first node, thedrain of the second thin-film transistor, and the gate of the thirdthin-film transistor;

the reverse scanning DC control signal is applied to a source of thefourth thin-film transistor, and a scanning signal of a (n+2)th-levelGOA unit is applied to a gate of the fourth thin-film transistor;

the constant-voltage low level is applied to a source of the fifththin-film transistor, and a drain of the fifth thin-film transistor isconnected to the second node;

one end of the first capacitor is connected to the first node and theconstant-voltage low level is applied to the other end of the firstcapacitor; and

one end of the second capacitor is connected to the second node and theconstant-voltage low level is applied to the other end of the secondcapacitor.

In the embedded touch display panel of the present disclosure, the nodecontrol module comprises a sixth thin-film transistor, a sevenththin-film transistor, an eighth thin-film transistor and a ninththin-film transistor;

a second clock signal is applied to a source of the sixth thin-filmtransistor, the forward scanning DC control signal is applied to a gateof the sixth thin-film transistor, and a drain of the sixth thin-filmtransistor is connected to a gate of the eighth thin-film transistor;

a third clock signal is applied to a source of the seventh thin-filmtransistor, the reverse scanning DC control signal is applied to a gateof the seventh thin-film transistor, and a drain of the sevenththin-film transistor is connected to the gate of the eighth thin-filmtransistor;

the constant-voltage high level is applied to a source of the eighththin-film transistor, and a drain of the eighth thin-film transistor isconnected to the second node; and

the constant-voltage low level is applied to a source of the ninththin-film transistor, a gate of the ninth thin-film transistor isconnected to the second node, and a drain of the ninth thin-filmtransistor is connected to the first node.

In the embedded touch display panel of the present disclosure, theoutput module comprises a tenth thin-film transistor; and

the first clock signal is applied to a source of the tenth thin-filmtransistor, a gate of the tenth thin-film transistor is connected to thefirst node, and a drain of the tenth thin-film transistor is connectedto the output end of the output module.

In a GOA circuit and an embedded touch display panel of the presentdisclosure, by providing an abnormity protection module in the nth-levelGOA unit, the level of the scanning signal of the nth-level GOA unit ispulled up when the embedded touch display panel is powered offabnormally. The risk of abnormal display resulted from the residual ofcharges in pixels due to the abnormal power-off of the GOA circuit isreduced.

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In order to explain the technical solutions in the present embodimentsor in the prior art more clearly, accompanying drawings required in thedescription of the present embodiments or prior art will be brieflydescribed. Obviously, accompanying drawings are just some embodiments ofthe present disclosure, while other drawings may be obtained by thoseskilled in the art according to these drawings, without making anycreative effort.

FIG. 1 is a circuit diagram of a GOA circuit according to a preferredembodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a timing diagram of the GOA circuit according to theembodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is another circuit diagram of the GOA circuit according to apreferred embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

Following description of each embodiment is referring to theaccompanying drawings so as to make the contents of the presentdisclosure more apparent and understandable. The described embodimentsare some but not all of the embodiments of the present disclosure. Allother embodiments obtained by a person of ordinary skill in the artbased on the embodiments of the present disclosure without creativeefforts shall fall within the protection scope of the presentdisclosure.

Please refer to FIG. 1, which is a circuit diagram of a GOA circuitaccording to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1,an embodiment of the present invention provides a GOA circuit,comprising multiple levels of GOA units which are cascaded with eachother, the nth-level GOA unit comprising a forward/reverse scanningcontrol module 101, a node control module 102, an output module 103, anoutput control module 104, and an abnormity protection module 105. It isto be noted that the nth-level GOA unit mentioned here is a GOA unitrather than a first-level GOA unit, a second-level GOA unit, asecond-last-level GOA unit and a last-level GOA unit.

The forward/reverse scanning control module 101 is configured to outputa first node control signal at a first node Q(n) and output a secondnode control signal at a second node P(n) according to a forwardscanning DC control signal U2D and a reverse scanning DC control signalD2U.

Specifically, the forward/reverse scanning control module 101 comprisesa third thin-film transistor T3, a fourth thin-film transistor T4, afifth thin-film transistor T5, a first capacitor C1 and a secondcapacitor C2. The forward scanning DC control signal U2D is applied to asource of the third thin-film transistor T3, a scanning signal G(n−2) ofa (n−2)th-level GOA unit is applied to a gate of the third thin-filmtransistor T3, and a drain of the third thin-film transistor T3 isconnected to the first node Q(n), a drain of the fourth thin-filmtransistor T4 and a gate of the fifth thin-film transistor T5; thereverse scanning DC control signal D2U is applied to a source of thefourth thin-film transistor T4, and a scanning signal G(n+2) of a(n+2)th-level GOA unit is applied to a gate of the fourth thin-filmtransistor T4; a constant-voltage low level VGL is applied to a sourceof the fifth thin-film transistor T5, and a drain of the fifth thin-filmtransistor T5 is connected to the second node P(n); one end of the firstcapacitor C1 is connected to the first node Q(n) and theconstant-voltage low level VGL is applied to the other end of the firstcapacitor C1; and one end of the second capacitor C2 is connected to thesecond node P(n) and the constant-voltage low level VGL is applied tothe other end of the second capacitor C2.

The node control module 102 is coupled to the first node Q(n) and thesecond node P(n) and configured to pull the first node control signaldown to the constant-voltage low level VGL and pull the second nodecontrol signal up to a constant-voltage high level VGH.

Specifically, the node control module 102 comprises a sixth thin-filmtransistor T6, a seventh thin-film transistor T7, an eighth thin-filmtransistor T8 and a ninth thin-film transistor T9. A second clock signalCK2 is applied to a source of the sixth thin-film transistor T6, theforward scanning DC control signal U2D is applied to a gate of the sixththin-film transistor T6, and a drain of the sixth thin-film transistorT6 is connected to a gate of the eighth thin-film transistor T8; a thirdclock signal CK3 is applied to a source of the seventh thin-filmtransistor T7, the reverse scanning DC control signal D2U is applied toa gate of the seventh thin-film transistor T7, and a drain of theseventh thin-film transistor T7 is connected to the gate of the eighththin-film transistor T8; the constant-voltage high level VGH is appliedto a source of the eighth thin-film transistor T8, and a drain of theeighth thin-film transistor T8 is connected to the second node P(n); andthe constant-voltage low level VGL is applied to a source of the ninththin-film transistor T9, a gate of the ninth thin-film transistor T9 isconnected to the second node, and a drain of the ninth thin-filmtransistor T9 is connected to the first node Q(n).

The output module 103 is coupled to the first node Q(n) and electricallyconnected to a first clock signal CK1 and configured to output ascanning signal G(n) according to the first node control signal and thefirst clock signal CK1.

Specifically, the output module 103 comprises a tenth thin-filmtransistor T10; and the first clock signal CK1 is applied to a source ofthe tenth thin-film transistor T10, a gate of the tenth thin-filmtransistor T10 is connected to the first node Q(n), and a drain of thetenth thin-film transistor T10 is connected to an output end of theoutput module 103.

The output control module 104 is electrically connected to the firstcontrol signal GAS1 and configured to control the scanning signal G(n)to be in high or low level according to the first control signal GAS1.

Specifically, the output module 104 comprises an eleventh thin-filmtransistor T11 and a twelfth thin-film transistor T12; a second controlsignal GAS2 is applied to a source of the eleventh thin-film transistorT11, a gate of the eleventh thin-film transistor T11 is connected to thesecond node P(n), and a drain of the eleventh thin-film transistor T11is connected to an output end of the output module 103; and the secondcontrol signal GAS2 is applied to a source of the twelfth thin-filmtransistor T12, the first control signal GAS1 is applied to a gate ofthe twelfth thin-film transistor T12, and a drain of the twelfththin-film transistor T12 is connected to the output end of the outputmodule 103.

The abnormity protection module 105 is coupled to the output end of theoutput module 103 and electrically connected to the second controlsignal GAS2, and configured to pull the level of the scanning signalG(n) up when the embedded touch display panel is powered off abnormally.

Specifically, the abnormity protection module 105 comprises a secondthin-film transistor T2.

The second control signal GAS2 is applied to a source and a gate of thesecond thin-film transistor T2, and a drain of the second thin-filmtransistor T2 is connected to the output end of the output module 103.

Further, the nth-level GOA unit further comprises a reset module 106;and the reset module 106 comprises a thirteenth thin-film transistorT13. A reset signal RESET is applied to a source and to a drain of thethirteenth thin-film transistor T13, and a drain of the thirteenththin-film transistor T13 is electrically connected to the second nodeP(n). It is to be noted that the reset module 106 can be used to resetthe GOA circuit when the GOA circuit operates, so that the GOA circuitbecomes more stable.

The specific operating process of the GOA circuit according to theembodiment of the present invention will be described with reference toFIG. 2, by exemplifying the forward scanning performed by the GOAcircuit according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 isa timing diagram of the GOA circuit according to the embodiment of thepresent invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, it is to be noted that the first control signal GAS1is in low level when the embedded touch display panel displays normally;and the first control signal GAS1 is in high level when the embeddedtouch display panel enters a stage in which signal interruption occursand touch scanning is performed. When the GOA circuit scans forward, theforward scanning DC control signal U2D is in high level and the reversescanning DC control signal D2U is in low level; and when the GOA circuitscans reversely, the forward scanning DC control signal U2D is in lowlevel and the reverse scanning DC control signal D2U is in high level.

Referring to FIG. 2, when the GOA circuit operates, firstly, thescanning signal G(n−2) of the (n−2)th-level GOA unit is in high level,the third thin-film transistor T3 is turned on, the forward scanning DCcontrol signal U2D which is in high level outputs a first node controlsignal at the first node Q(n) via the third thin-film transistor T3, andthe high level of the first node control signal is stored in the firstcapacitor C1; and at the same moment, the fifth thin-film transistor T5is turned on, the constant-pressure low level VGL outputs a second nodecontrol signal at the second node P(n) via the fifth thin-filmtransistor T5, and the low level of the second node control signal isstored in the second capacitor C2.

Then, the first node control signal is retained in high level and thesecond node control signal is retained in low level, and the first clocksignal CK1 outputs a low level; and the same moment, the tenth thin-filmtransistor T10 is turned on, the low level of the first clock signal CK1is output to the output end of the output module 103 via the tenththin-film transistor T10, and the scanning signal G(n) is in low level.

Then, the first clock signal CK1 is in high level, and the first nodecontrol signal on the first node Q(n) is bootstrapped to a higher level;and at the same moment, the second node control signal on the secondnode P(n) is retained in the constant-voltage low level, and thescanning signal G(n) of the nth-level GOA unit is in high level.

Finally, the third clock signal CK3 is in high level, the first nodecontrol signal on the first node Q(n) is pulled down to theconstant-voltage low level VGL and the second node control signal on thesecond node P(n) is pulled up to the constant-voltage high level VGH,and the scanning signal G(n) of the nth-level GOA unit is in low level.

Further, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, by providing anabnormity protection module 105, the level of the scanning signal G(n)of the nth-level GOA unit is pulled up when the embedded touch displaypanel is powered off abnormally. The risk of abnormal display resultedfrom the residual of charges in pixels due to the abnormal power-off ofthe GOA circuit is reduced.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, when the embedded touch display panelis powered off abnormally, the second control signal GAS2 outputs a highlevel, the second thin-film transistor T2 is turned on, and the highlevel of the second control signal GAS2 pulls the level of the scanningsignal G(n) of the nth-level GOA unit up via the second thin-filmtransistor T2. The risk of abnormal display resulted from the residualof charges in pixels due to the abnormal power-off of the GOA circuit isreduced.

Please refer to FIG. 3, which is another circuit diagram of the GOAcircuit according to the embodiment of the present invention. Referringto FIG. 3, the difference between this GOA circuit and the GOA circuitshown in FIG. 1 is that this GOA circuit further comprises a fourteenththin-film transistor T14.

A source of the fourteenth thin-film transistor T14 is connected to adrain of the third thin-film transistor T3, the constant-voltage highlevel VGH is applied to a gate of the fourteenth thin-film transistorT14, and a drain of the fourteenth thin-film transistor T14 is connectedto the first node Q(n).

It is to be noted that, when the GOA circuit of the present inventionoperates, the constant-voltage high level is applied to the gate of thefourteenth thin-film transistor so that the fourteenth thin-filmtransistor is in the ON state.

In addition, in the GOA circuit of the present invention, according tospecific requirements, it is also possible to adjust the level ofsignals applied to the gate of the fourteenth thin-film transistor tocontrol the state of the fourteenth thin-film transistor. Thus, theapplication of this GOA circuit is more flexible.

In the GOA circuit provided in the embodiments of the presentdisclosure, by providing an abnormity protection module in the nth-levelGOA unit, the level of the scanning signal of the nth-level GOA unit ispulled up when the embedded touch display panel is powered offabnormally. The risk of abnormal display resulted from the residual ofcharges in pixels due to the abnormal power-off of the GOA circuit isreduced.

The present disclosure further provides an embedded touch display panelthat includes the foregoing GOA circuit, and therefore it can bespecifically referred to the foregoing preferred embodiment and will notdescribed in detail again to avoid redundancy.

In a GOA circuit and an embedded touch display panel according to theembodiment of the present disclosure, by providing an abnormityprotection module in the nth-level GOA unit, the level of the scanningsignal of the nth-level GOA unit is pulled up when the embedded touchdisplay panel is powered off abnormally. The risk of abnormal displayresulted from the residual of charges in pixels due to the abnormalpower-off of the GOA circuit is reduced.

The liquid crystal display assembly according to the embodiments of thepresent disclosure has been described in detail above. The principlesand implementations of the present disclosure have been explained byspecific cases. The description of the embodiments is merely used forhelping understand the present disclosure. Meanwhile, it will beunderstood by those skilled in the art that various modifications may bemade to the specific implementations and application ranges withoutdeparting from the spirit of the present disclosure. The content of thedescription will not be interpreted as any limitations to the presentdisclosure.

What is claimed is:
 1. A GOA (Gate driver On Array) circuit applied inan embedded touch display panel, comprising multiple levels of GOA unitswhich are cascaded with each other, the nth-level GOA unit comprising aforward/reverse scanning control module, a node control module, anoutput module, an output control module, and an abnormity protectionmodule; wherein the forward/reverse scanning control module isconfigured to output a first node control signal at a first node andoutput a second node control signal at a second node according to aforward scanning DC control signal and a reverse scanning DC controlsignal; the node control module is coupled to the first node and thesecond node and configured to pull the first node control signal down toa constant-voltage low level and pull the second node control signal upto a constant-voltage high level; the output module is coupled to thefirst node and electrically connected to a first clock signal andconfigured to output a scanning signal according to the first nodecontrol signal and the first clock signal; the output control module iselectrically connected to the first control signal and configured tocontrol the level of the scanning signal according to the first controlsignal; and the abnormity protection module is coupled to an output endof the output module and electrically connected to a second controlsignal, and configured to pull the level of the scanning signal up whenthe embedded touch display panel is powered off abnormally; wherein theabnormity protection module comprises a second thin-film transistor; andthe second control signal is applied to a source and a gate of thesecond thin-film transistor, and a drain of the second thin-filmtransistor is connected to the output end of the output module; when theGOA circuit scans forward, the forward scanning DC control signal is inhigh level and the reverse scanning DC control signal is in low level;and when the GOA circuit scans reversely, the forward scanning DCcontrol signal is in low level and the reverse scanning DC controlsignal is in high level.
 2. The GOA circuit as claimed in claim 1,wherein the forward/reverse scanning control module comprises a thirdthin-film transistor, a fourth thin-film transistor, a fifth thin-filmtransistor, a first capacitor and a second capacitor; the forwardscanning DC control signal is applied to a source of the third thin-filmtransistor, a scanning signal of a (n−2)th-level GOA unit is applied toa gate of the third thin-film transistor, and a drain of the thirdthin-film transistor is connected to the first node, the drain of thesecond thin-film transistor, and the gate of the third thin-filmtransistor; the reverse scanning DC control signal is applied to asource of the fourth thin-film transistor, and a scanning signal of a(n+2)th-level GOA unit is applied to a gate of the fourth thin-filmtransistor; the constant-voltage low level is applied to a source of thefifth thin-film transistor, and a drain of the fifth thin-filmtransistor is connected to the second node; one end of the firstcapacitor is connected to the first node and the constant-voltage lowlevel is applied to the other end of the first capacitor; and one end ofthe second capacitor is connected to the second node and theconstant-voltage low level is applied to the other end of the secondcapacitor.
 3. The GOA circuit as claimed in claim 1, wherein the nodecontrol module comprises a sixth thin-film transistor, a sevenththin-film transistor, an eighth thin-film transistor and a ninththin-film transistor; a second clock signal is applied to a source ofthe sixth thin-film transistor, the forward scanning DC control signalis applied to a gate of the sixth thin-film transistor, and a drain ofthe sixth thin-film transistor is connected to a gate of the eighththin-film transistor; a third clock signal is applied to a source of theseventh thin-film transistor, the reverse scanning DC control signal isapplied to a gate of the seventh thin-film transistor, and a drain ofthe seventh thin-film transistor is connected to the gate of the eighththin-film transistor; the constant-voltage high level is applied to asource of the eighth thin-film transistor, and a drain of the eighththin-film transistor is connected to the second node; and theconstant-voltage low level is applied to a source of the ninth thin-filmtransistor, a gate of the ninth thin-film transistor is connected to thesecond node, and a drain of the ninth thin-film transistor is connectedto the first node.
 4. The GOA circuit as claimed in claim 1, wherein theoutput module comprises a tenth thin-film transistor; and the firstclock signal is applied to a source of the tenth thin-film transistor, agate of the tenth thin-film transistor is connected to the first node,and a drain of the tenth thin-film transistor is connected to the outputend of the output module.
 5. The GOA circuit as claimed in claim 1,wherein the output module comprises an eleventh thin-film transistor anda twelfth thin-film transistor; the second control signal is applied toa source of the eleventh thin-film transistor, a gate of the elevenththin-film transistor is connected to the second node, and a drain of theeleventh thin-film transistor is connected to the output end of theoutput module; and the second control signal is applied to a source ofthe twelfth thin-film transistor, the first control signal is applied toa gate of the twelfth thin-film transistor, and a drain of the twelfththin-film transistor is connected to the output end of the outputmodule.
 6. The GOA circuit as claimed in claim 1, wherein the nth-levelGOA unit further comprises a reset module; and the reset modulecomprises a thirteenth thin-film transistor, a reset signal is appliedto a source and to a drain of the thirteenth thin-film transistor, and adrain of the thirteenth thin-film transistor is electrically connectedto the second node.
 7. A GOA (Gate driver On Array) circuit applied inan embedded touch display panel, comprising multiple levels of GOA unitswhich are cascaded with each other, the nth-level GOA unit comprising aforward/reverse scanning control module, a node control module, anoutput module, an output control module, and an abnormity protectionmodule; wherein the forward/reverse scanning control module isconfigured to output a first node control signal at a first node andoutput a second node control signal at a second node according to aforward scanning DC control signal and a reverse scanning DC controlsignal; the node control module is coupled to the first node and thesecond node and configured to pull the first node control signal down toa constant-voltage low level and pull the second node control signal upto a constant-voltage high level; the output module is coupled to thefirst node and electrically connected to a first clock signal andconfigured to output a scanning signal according to the first nodecontrol signal and the first clock signal; the output control module iselectrically connected to the first control signal and configured tocontrol the level of the scanning signal according to the first controlsignal; and the abnormity protection module is coupled to an output endof the output module and electrically connected to a second controlsignal, and configured to pull the level of the scanning signal up whenthe embedded touch display panel is powered off abnormally.
 8. The GOAcircuit as claimed in claim 7, wherein the abnormity protection modulecomprises a second thin-film transistor; and the second control signalis applied to a source and a gate of the second thin-film transistor,and a drain of the second thin-film transistor is connected to theoutput end of the output module.
 9. The GOA circuit as claimed in claim7, wherein the forward/reverse scanning control module comprises a thirdthin-film transistor, a fourth thin-film transistor, a fifth thin-filmtransistor, a first capacitor and a second capacitor; the forwardscanning DC control signal is applied to a source of the third thin-filmtransistor, a scanning signal of a (n−2)th-level GOA unit is applied toa gate of the third thin-film transistor, and a drain of the thirdthin-film transistor is connected to the first node, the drain of thesecond thin-film transistor, and the gate of the third thin-filmtransistor; the reverse scanning DC control signal is applied to asource of the fourth thin-film transistor, and a scanning signal of a(n+2)th-level GOA unit is applied to a gate of the fourth thin-filmtransistor; the constant-voltage low level is applied to a source of thefifth thin-film transistor, and a drain of the fifth thin-filmtransistor is connected to the second node; one end of the firstcapacitor is connected to the first node and the constant-voltage lowlevel is applied to the other end of the first capacitor; and one end ofthe second capacitor is connected to the second node and theconstant-voltage low level is applied to the other end of the secondcapacitor.
 10. The GOA circuit as claimed in claim 7, wherein the nodecontrol module comprises a sixth thin-film transistor, a sevenththin-film transistor, an eighth thin-film transistor and a ninththin-film transistor; a second clock signal is applied to a source ofthe sixth thin-film transistor, the forward scanning DC control signalis applied to a gate of the sixth thin-film transistor, and a drain ofthe sixth thin-film transistor is connected to a gate of the eighththin-film transistor; a third clock signal is applied to a source of theseventh thin-film transistor, the reverse scanning DC control signal isapplied to a gate of the seventh thin-film transistor, and a drain ofthe seventh thin-film transistor is connected to the gate of the eighththin-film transistor; the constant-voltage high level is applied to asource of the eighth thin-film transistor, and a drain of the eighththin-film transistor is connected to the second node; and theconstant-voltage low level is applied to a source of the ninth thin-filmtransistor, a gate of the ninth thin-film transistor is connected to thesecond node, and a drain of the ninth thin-film transistor is connectedto the first node.
 11. The GOA circuit as claimed in claim 7, whereinthe output module comprises a tenth thin-film transistor; and the firstclock signal is applied to a source of the tenth thin-film transistor, agate of the tenth thin-film transistor is connected to the first node,and a drain of the tenth thin-film transistor is connected to the outputend of the output module.
 12. The GOA circuit as claimed in claim 7,wherein the output module comprises an eleventh thin-film transistor anda twelfth thin-film transistor; the second control signal is applied toa source of the eleventh thin-film transistor, a gate of the elevenththin-film transistor is connected to the second node, and a drain of theeleventh thin-film transistor is connected to the output end of theoutput module; and the second control signal is applied to a source ofthe twelfth thin-film transistor, the first control signal is applied toa gate of the twelfth thin-film transistor, and a drain of the twelfththin-film transistor is connected to the output end of the outputmodule.
 13. The GOA circuit as claimed in claim 7, wherein the nth-levelGOA unit further comprises a reset module; and the reset modulecomprises a thirteenth thin-film transistor, a reset signal is appliedto a source and to a drain of the thirteenth thin-film transistor, and adrain of the thirteenth thin-film transistor is electrically connectedto the second node.
 14. The GOA circuit as claimed in claim 7, wherein,when the GOA circuit scans forward, the forward scanning DC controlsignal is in high level and the reverse scanning DC control signal is inlow level; and when the GOA circuit scans reversely, the forwardscanning DC control signal is in low level and the reverse scanning DCcontrol signal is in high level.
 15. An embedded touch display panel,comprising a GOA circuit, wherein the GOA circuit is configured to beapplied in an embedded touch display panel and comprises multiple levelsof GOA units which are cascaded with each other, the nth-level GOA unitcomprising a forward/reverse scanning control module, a node controlmodule, an output module, an output control module, and an abnormityprotection module; wherein the forward/reverse scanning control moduleis configured to output a first node control signal at a first node andoutput a second node control signal at a second node according to aforward scanning DC control signal and a reverse scanning DC controlsignal; the node control module is coupled to the first node and thesecond node and configured to pull the first node control signal down toa constant-voltage low level and pull the second node control signal upto a constant-voltage high level; the output module is coupled to thefirst node and electrically connected to a first clock signal andconfigured to output a scanning signal according to the first nodecontrol signal and the first clock signal; the output control module iselectrically connected to the first control signal and configured tocontrol the level of the scanning signal according to the first controlsignal; and the abnormity protection module is coupled to an output endof the output module and electrically connected to a second controlsignal, and configured to pull the level of the scanning signal up whenthe embedded touch display panel is powered off abnormally.
 16. Theembedded touch display panel as claimed in claim 15, wherein theabnormity protection module comprises a second thin-film transistor; andthe second control signal is applied to a source and a gate of thesecond thin-film transistor, and a drain of the second thin-filmtransistor is connected to the output end of the output module.
 17. Theembedded touch display panel as claimed in claim 15, wherein, when theGOA circuit scans forward, the forward scanning DC control signal is inhigh level and the reverse scanning DC control signal is in low level;and when the GOA circuit scans reversely, the forward scanning DCcontrol signal is in low level and the reverse scanning DC controlsignal is in high level.
 18. The embedded touch display panel as claimedin claim 15, wherein the forward/reverse scanning control modulecomprises a third thin-film transistor, a fourth thin-film transistor, afifth thin-film transistor, a first capacitor and a second capacitor;the forward scanning DC control signal is applied to a source of thethird thin-film transistor, a scanning signal of a (n−2)th-level GOAunit is applied to a gate of the third thin-film transistor, and a drainof the third thin-film transistor is connected to the first node, thedrain of the second thin-film transistor, and the gate of the thirdthin-film transistor; the reverse scanning DC control signal is appliedto a source of the fourth thin-film transistor, and a scanning signal ofa (n+2)th-level GOA unit is applied to a gate of the fourth thin-filmtransistor; the constant-voltage low level is applied to a source of thefifth thin-film transistor, and a drain of the fifth thin-filmtransistor is connected to the second node; one end of the firstcapacitor is connected to the first node and the constant-voltage lowlevel is applied to the other end of the first capacitor; and one end ofthe second capacitor is connected to the second node and theconstant-voltage low level is applied to the other end of the secondcapacitor.
 19. The embedded touch display panel as claimed in claim 15,wherein the node control module comprises a sixth thin-film transistor,a seventh thin-film transistor, an eighth thin-film transistor and aninth thin-film transistor; a second clock signal is applied to a sourceof the sixth thin-film transistor, the forward scanning DC controlsignal is applied to a gate of the sixth thin-film transistor, and adrain of the sixth thin-film transistor is connected to a gate of theeighth thin-film transistor; a third clock signal is applied to a sourceof the seventh thin-film transistor, the reverse scanning DC controlsignal is applied to a gate of the seventh thin-film transistor, and adrain of the seventh thin-film transistor is connected to the gate ofthe eighth thin-film transistor; the constant-voltage high level isapplied to a source of the eighth thin-film transistor, and a drain ofthe eighth thin-film transistor is connected to the second node; and theconstant-voltage low level is applied to a source of the ninth thin-filmtransistor, a gate of the ninth thin-film transistor is connected to thesecond node, and a drain of the ninth thin-film transistor is connectedto the first node.
 20. The embedded touch display panel as claimed inclaim 15, wherein the output module comprises a tenth thin-filmtransistor; and the first clock signal is applied to a source of thetenth thin-film transistor, a gate of the tenth thin-film transistor isconnected to the first node, and a drain of the tenth thin-filmtransistor is connected to the output end of the output module.